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Lot Essay
A very similar plate to the first, from the Martin-Hurst Collection, is illustrated by G. C. Williamson, The Book of Famille Rose, London, 1927, plate XLIX (bottom right).
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TWO FAMILLE ROSE PLATES
18TH CENTURY
The first enamelled in pastel tones at the centre with Luxing on his deer and an attendant carrying a gourd water-bottle, the border with pale pink cell-pattern, Yongzheng, 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam.; and another with seven Luohan and a mythical beast below a floral border, some restoration, Qianlong, 9 in. (23 cm.) diam. (2)
18TH CENTURY
The first enamelled in pastel tones at the centre with Luxing on his deer and an attendant carrying a gourd water-bottle, the border with pale pink cell-pattern, Yongzheng, 8¾ in. (22.3 cm.) diam.; and another with seven Luohan and a mythical beast below a floral border, some restoration, Qianlong, 9 in. (23 cm.) diam. (2)
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